Research Article
A Population-Based Study on Gestational Weight Gain according to Body Mass Index in the Southeast of Brazil
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and prepregnancy weight and BMI data of women in southeast of Brazil.
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| | Age (years)—mean SD | | | <19— (%) | 122 (11.6) | | 20–34— (%) | 771 (73.4) | | >35— (%) | 158 (15) | | Race— (%) | | | Caucasian | 519 (49.5) | | Black/brown | 518 (49.4) | | Others | 12 (1.1) | | Educational attainment— (%)* | | | Up to grade school | 225 (21.5) | | Up to high school | 615 (58.8) | | College university or advanced degree | 206 (19.9) | | Married or common law— (%) | 989 (94.0) | | Planned pregnancy— (%) | 524 (49.8) | | Parity— (%) | | | 1 | 498 (47.4) | | 2 | 553 (52.6) | | Gestational age at first prenatal visits—mean SD | | | Number of prenatal visits—mean SD | | | Prenatal at public health system— (%) | 676 (64.6) | | Smoking during pregnancy— (%) | 85 (8.1) | | Diabetes mellitus— (%) | 62 (5.9) | | Hypertension— (%) | 92 (8.8) | | Prepregnancy weight—mean SD | | | Prepregnancy BMI**—mean SD | | | BMI < 18.5— (%) | 63 (6.16) | | BMI ≥ 18.5 < 25— (%) | 568 (55.58) | | BMI ≥ 25 < 30— (%) | 252 (24.66) | | BMI ≥ 30— (%) | 139 (13.6) |
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BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation; *5 missing data, **29 missing data.
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